The Washington Nationals are, for all intents and purposes, on the clock. They hold the first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, which starts at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday (ESPN and MLB Network).

The 2025 Major League Baseball draft will begin Sunday with rounds 1-3. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello will serve as a draft analyst for MLB Network on Sunday. The 2025 MLB draft is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. Rounds 4-20 will begin Monday at 11:30 a.m. EDT and can be watched on MLB.com.

Major League Baseball Draft gets underway on Sunday during All-Star Week festivities in suburban Atlanta, so it's time for some last-minute cramming. We've been getting you amply prepared with rundowns of the top prospects and regular mock drafts,

The Guardians opt for Contact King, as Bodine finished the season with an absurd 24 strikeouts in 313 plate appearances while churning out a .915 OPS. As the Chanticleers reeled off 26 consecutive wins to reach the College World Series finals, Bodine’s stock rose along with it.

Ken Stabler went from Foley High School and the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But only after the New York Yankees, New York Mets and Houston Astros struck out in their efforts to get “Snake” to play big-league baseball. Each of those teams used a draft pick on Stabler, who was a left-handed pitcher.

Craig Counsell will manage a Major League Baseball game for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. But then as the multi-day MLB Draft gets underway, he'll get a chance to see if his son is selected. Brady Counsell is a draft-eligible shortstop out of the University of Kansas, and the son of the Cubs manager.

MLB's stars of tomorrow are becoming the stars of today in very short order these days. To wit, two dozen players who were selected in the previous two Draft classes have already made their Major League debut,

Here's what to know about the MLB draft slotting system, including full slot pick values and what each MLB team's pool money is for the 2025 MLB Draft.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as The Ole Miss Baseball Portal Buzz: How the 2025 MLB Draft Could Impact the Rebels. Mike Bianco and the Ole Miss Rebels are set to navigate the 2025 MLB Draft this weekend with multiple members of the roster set to work through the process.

Here is a starting nine of former Cincinnati Bearcats who have been drafted (or will be) by a major league baseball team.

It's Jeff Kent's son! The 2000 NL MVP, five-time All-Star and perennial Silver Slugger was a household name during his 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. After playing college ball at Texas A&M, Kaeden will try to follow in his father's footsteps as best as he can.